Overview

• NGRI’s ground-penetrating and rescue radar surveys identified about 20 subsurface anomalies at depths of 2.5–3 metres in lower Dharali, guiding targeted hand excavations.
• Heavy monsoon downpours and IMD alerts through August 15 have grounded helicopters and restricted the use of heavy machinery at life-sensitive locations.
• Multiagency search-and-rescue operations by NDRF, SDRF, Indian Army and BRO teams deploy sniffer dogs, thermal sweeps and careful mechanical clearing where conditions permit.
• Officials are reconciling a missing-person list of approximately 66 individuals—including Nepali labourers and a JCB operator swept into the Bhagirathi—to update contact confirmations.
• Relief efforts have evacuated over 1,300 residents by air and ground, restored a key bridge and road link, and begun distribution of ₹5 lakh ex-gratia and essential supplies.